EPPO Global Database

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae(PSDMAK)

Distribution details in Switzerland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2011
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2019-01)
From CABI Disease map 1043 (2012): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/168) : detected for the first time in a small and young commercial orchard in Meynier (Geneva canton), all infested plants have been destroyed.

EPPO Reporting Service (2015/132) : eradicated from the canton of Geneva (see above) but new findings were made in the cantons of Vaud and Thurgau in 2015. Eradication continues.

EPPO Reporting Service (2017/221) : update. Eradication continues.

From NPPO (2018 & 2019): detected in 1 kiwifruit plant in June 2018 (canton of Vaud). Some weeks later, symptoms were observed across the whole orchard. Only biovars 4 and 5 were detected. Eradication is no longer considered feasible.
References
* NPPO of Switzerland (2011-08, 2015-07, 2017-07, 2018-06, 2019-01).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Absent, confirmed by survey view...
France Corse Present, no details view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Germany Absent, pest eradicated view...
Italy Present, restricted distribution view...